WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, May 19, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles) will introduce the first federal ban on so-called “conversion therapy”. Conversion therapy, which seeks to change an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity, is a dangerous but often overlooked form of discrimination against LGBT Americans.

Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) responded to Congressman Ted W. Lieu's March 4, 2015 bipartisan letter (signed by 10 other members of Congress) detailing concerns over several superbug outbreaks tied to sterilization failures of a medical device known as the duodenoscope.